diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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--- a/NEWS.md
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@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Language changes
 Standard Library Changes
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+  * New `splitpath(p::String)` function added, which is the opposite of `joinpath(parts...)`: it splits a filepath into its components ([#28156]).
 
 Compiler/Runtime improvements
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@@ -24,3 +25,4 @@ Deprecated or removed
 
 <!--- generated by NEWS-update.jl: -->
 [#29440]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/29440
+[#28156]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/28156